redispositionn.
/ˌriːdɪspəˈzɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌridɪspəˈzɪʃ(ə)n/ The action or an act of disposing again or further; the result of this, a new disposition. Cf. disposition n.
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1683 in Decisions Lord of Council & Session (Court of Session) 438 He would not make further use of the Re-disposition contained therein.
1866 Parl. Papers 46 39 There has been a redisposition of the bottom [of Dover Bay] by a deepening of the inner portion.
1938 Times 27 July 4/3 We have had 25 per cent. given to us, and we are ready to restore it for re-disposition.
1999 G. Smith Confronting Present iv. 143 Alliances between businesses are matched by capital-labour relations that..tend to be constructive in terms of the redisposition of resources.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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